Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-09
TWO NEW DlSrILLERIES.
4 q. sRaAI1sR.OS faRs orr, 70 AeAlR
AASUHAOfURR Waisk4.


0reRssews-soms Account Of rhh lsdussry
IN the counsy Jacob 2. shessrsr to Bu,,d
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In years gone py There was large mum.
oof OF distiileries IN this county and the
whisky drank here was made here One by
one they nave stopped operations and this 10
due TO numerous causea AT present there
are but four distilleries In operation In the
county VIZ. Burkholder'a at Lititz
henry hsunmans' o. sporting Hill
Onnsusn haoeckerA at Penn, ana Wiley
brotnerA ~ cambridge.
inere are several breweries In this city
wnefe oeer IN large Quantities Is made but
tn0re mas oeen no distillery In operation
s,noe M ioo', wnen tne oneowned oy Frederick
d fy,@ on Nortn mulberry street, closed.
~ tnis ume next week Lsncsster VIII have
= otsn.ne" uistileiy IN iuii oiasI Inc
PeoPrle.or Oh u ~ a. b. snaener, tne we'll
AhoWh NORM Qneen street liquor man, VINO
possesses atnotoush knowledge OF the ousi'
ness' naving opersted disuileries before
THE NEW pIsTILLERY.
The new distillery IL situated In the exten-
sive eastern part Of the city, in what Is
known - Groffstown. 1t is about midway
between the extension Of East Orange street
and the Grotfstown road. Here Mr.. Shaeffer
purchased valuable piece OF ground from
VIZ 1870 y, 'snes NAA' anu on II ne mas
o.ocs0u suos'suus. ne" or"k ouuolngs' Al
s.. su.s k"An, sno within 10" 1851 Oh the dls-
.uLeIJ J cun"ins, !" tue famous dfons'
cwu sp,'ns' Wnen - isniiisr place 70
.n .nos' y. no PeoP,o oi tne Guy ana especially
w. iaunk ~ eno e"seo1n part IL ID one
u too s'3onsDs sPlnes 70 20 iouno IN the
T"n U"uny .nu suo ~. wsss. ~ Va .ne oess quality.
Ane spihs n.. !. u'e'ory ma people IN all
conoiuous OF ito nave quenched their thirst
NJ. !ls ssia that when Lafayette visited
Lencastef many years ago the cavalcade
nA'eo theIe ior ume 70 psrake OF the cool
wa!efa Wnen tne tAirs were held on the
fmiaoeipnis PIKE beyond the prison, all the
"stef useu was ootained at this spring For
9oA. oss supPiioo 'ne people IN the
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THE BUILDING DESCRIBED.
The new distillery proper Is q twostory
building, and in size is 3ix22 feet The con.
tractor for Its erection was Andrew Metz ger
1t II supplied with twenty.horse engine
which was erected by A. G. welchsns, agent
of the Erie City iron works, and all the
latest improved machinery which was also
put in by Mr.. WslchanA Schaum * Son
supplied the copper pipes. e.. The distillery
has the necessary machinery, &c, to use $50
bushels OF grain and turn out 600 gallons Of
WHISKY per day. out at the start only 200
gallons Will be made each day. The distillery
Will be In charge OF Aaron Rsber, late Of
Reading, VINO has had years OF experience in
the manufacture OF whisky. The liquor will
10 mace from rye ana malt only.
HOW WHISKY IS MADE.
| The mode of manufacturing whisky NAV
be well-known to many persons but II #
safe to say that more know how 10 drink n
than to make it The grain from which the
/ rhisk y ia m ada AZ tbfz d;stiIiarx, L. -. :.